John Bartholomew (chess player)
John David Bartholomew [1] (born September 5, 1986) is an American chess player and International Master.[2] As of 2020, he resides in Minnesota.
John Bartholomew | |
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Country | United States |
Title | International Master |
FIDE rating | 2446 (February 2021) |
Peak rating | 2477 (March 2018) |
Chess career
In 2002, Bartholomew won the National High School Chess Championship, and in 2006 became an IM. After leaving law school, he became the coach of David Floeder, a middle school student who won the National K-12 U.S. Chess Federation Championship in 2012.[3][4] Bartholomew earned his first grandmaster norm at the Saint Louis Classic in 2013.[5] He is a four-time winner of the Okoboji Open.[6]
He has a dedicated YouTube channel of instructional chess videos and was once described as "probably the most famous chess YouTuber of them all".[7] He is the co-founder with David Kramaley of Chessable, a chess education website dedicated to learning chess openings in a systematic manner.[8] The project was launched in November 2015 and the website was officially launched on February 22, 2016.[9][10] In September 2019, the company joined forces with an existing merger of Play Magnus and Chess24.com.[11]
In 2019, Bartholomew was inducted into the Minnesota Chess Hall of Fame.[12]
References
- FamilySearch record
- Van Abbema, Alex. "Minnesota's international chess star reaches bigger audience with online venture", The Star Tribune, May 13, 2017.
- "Chess champ: St. Paul youth rising through the ranks". Pioneer Press. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Bloomington Student Wins National Chess Tournament". CBS Minnesota. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Johnny B. Good for a GM Norm". US Chess Federation. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Anzis, Hank (2 May 2014). "Bartholomew Wins 2014 Okoboji Open". US Chess Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Can you topple the king of You-Tube? Chessable's IM John Bartholomew is back". Battersea Chess Club. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Angelini, Daniel (1 May 2017). "Chess fan creates online way to learn and improve your moves". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7oX2-9HgLI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcSRMntPsZQ
- "Chessable joins the Play Magnus chess24 family". chess24.com. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- https://www.chesscastle.com/chess-chatter/hall-of-fame-1